What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16158 and 16173?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16158 and 16173 is 3.

GCF(16158,16173) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16158 and 16173, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16158 and 16173.

How to find the GCF of 16158 and 16173?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16158 and 16173. After we will calculate the factors of 16158 and 16173 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16158

Prime factors of 16158 are 2, 3, 2693. Prime factorization of 16158 in exponential form is:

16158 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16173

Prime factors of 16173 are 3, 599. Prime factorization of 16173 in exponential form is:

16173 = 3³ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 16158

List of positive integer factors of 16158 that divides 16158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2693, 5386, 8079

Step-4: Factors of 16173

List of positive integer factors of 16173 that divides 16158 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 599, 1797, 5391

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16158 and 16173. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16158 and 16173 is 3.

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